When entering fifth grade, your child should be able to understand words by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) and to words with similar but not identical meanings (synonyms).
View worksheetWhen entering fourth grade, your child should be able to use clues within a sentence to figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word or phrase. For example, in the following sentence, the underlined portion provides a clue to what the word “aviary” means: The zoo’s aviary was filled with owls, bluebirds, parrots, parakeets and cuckoos.
View worksheetWhen entering fourth grade, your child should be able to use clues within a sentence to figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word or phrase. For example, in the following sentence, the underlined portion provides a clue to what the word “aviary” means: The zoo’s aviary was filled with owls, bluebirds, parrots, parakeets and cuckoos.
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